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1235 Hopkins Ave., Redwood City, CA 94062
3.7
(4 reviews)
"Hopkins Manor is the best of the best! They provide outstanding and loving service to their residents. My mother was one. Honestly, my family and I feel so blessed to have had them provide the care to our wonderful mom. And during her last weeks ..."
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1 East Selby Lane, Redwood City, CA 94063
3.6
(6 reviews)
"I toured Oakmont of Redwood City. They were all great. I would have been happy with any of them if I needed a place. Everyone was prepared when I got there. They have multiple movie rooms. They had a room for after-hours food where customers could he..."
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1560 Middle Lane, Hayward, CA 94545
3.6
(3 reviews)
"My mom lived at Scott Villa for 5 years and they took wonderful care of her. They are affordable (by comparison), clean, and run by the most caring, lovely staff. My mom was a tough case and they handled all her quirks with ease. I will be forever gr..."
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419 Topaz Street, Redwood City, CA 94062
3.0
(1 reviews)
"The tour I had at Spice of Life went well. Everything at the house itself, because this was a residential home, looked good. It matched the pictures that were offered with the brochure. The staff that was there was attentive and gave great informatio..."
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1450 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
3.0
(2 reviews)
"My parents are now in the assisted living of The Carlisle, and our experience so far has been very good. We're very satisfied and happy with it. The meal I had there was quite good, and they had a very nice, varied menu, and it's very high quality. I..."
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44 Dubost Ct, Danville, CA 94526
3.0
(2 reviews)
"We placed him at Danville Home because we felt that the place was safe inside. A nice lady gave us a tour of the whole place. They were cooking lunch, and it smelled good. It looks like the place is very good to live in. The room was small, but it’s ..."
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1621 Third Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
2.8
(7 reviews)
"Not many reviews to be found on Harmony home. It is not a large facility, not modern and up to date as far as rooms, decor goes. This is all true. My sister has lived there a few years now, and she is a handful to put it mildly, due to her Traumatic ..."
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205 El Pinto, Danville, CA 94526
2.7
(7 reviews)
"Magnolia Garden have nurses that come in. They had a wonderful patio outside with animals that live in the vicinity for the participants to feed. It’s a wonderful setting with a lot of big trees. It’s very pretty. They do have a person that’s in char..."
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7693 Donohue Dr, Dublin, CA 94568
2.5
(2 reviews)
"I toured Welcome Home Senior Residences-Dublin for my mother. It seemed like they only have a handful of residents like four or six, so, it seems like they kind of do whatever the individual needs. It wasn't a group approach. The house was clean an..."
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2565 Stone Valley Road, Alamo, CA 94507
2.2
(4 reviews)
"I toured Gines Residential Care Home for my mother. It's just a house, so it's individual care, and it's not like a group. They even said if she needed more help and supervision at night, that we would have to buy that over and above. They have a res..."
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16 Coleman Place, Menlo Park, CA 94025
2.0
(2 reviews)
"Silver Point Plaza was an old facility that needed updating. It did not meet the needs of my dad, but the staff seemed to be very friendly and eager. The place was clean and provided activities. ..."
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8552 Briarwood Ln, Dublin, CA 94568
"Our community offers 24-hour care with a full staff. Our staff has over 12 years of experience giving quality loving care. All of our room..."
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2511 Catalpa Way, San Bruno, CA 94066
"Our warm and welcoming senior Board and Care can help provide families with immediate relief to ensure that your loved ones are properly car..."
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12720 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583
"Inspired Senior Living WATERMARK AT SAN RAMON A stylish, tranquil retreat set among Californias picturesque wine country. Life is better ..."
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777 Bayview drive, San Carlos, CA 94070
"Bayview Villa �Boutique style� living Specializing in memory care! Bayview Villa is a family-owned community. We serve those residents w..."
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"Residents will be given proper assistance with ALL their daily activities including dressing, bathing and grooming. Hair stylist appointment..."
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2634 Holland Street, San Mateo, CA 94403
"Welcome to Holland House. Our staff all go through training regarding dementia, hospice and other areas of need that our residents may encou..."
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40 Boyd Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
"Pleasant Hill Manor offers programs to help meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of our residents and their families. We provide 2..."
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1626 Ashbury Lane, Hayward, CA 94546
"ST. LOURDES HOMES is an assisted living facility. An apartment-style habitat designed to focus on providing assistance with daily living act..."
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11 Norlyn Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
"Classic Care Home of Walnut Creek is an established Residential Care Facility since the year 2000 for Seniors. We are a non-medical facili..."
READ MOREBerkeley is an expensive city for assisted living, with average monthly costs significantly higher than California's average rate of $5,250 and the national mean of $4,500. In Los Angeles, seniors pay $1,069 less than in Berkeley, while seniors in San Diego spend $844 less per month. Rates in San Jose are $319 lower than in Berkeley. Santa Rosa is the state's most expensive region for assisted living; there, seniors pay an average of $7,048 per month.
Berkeley
$6,319
California
$5,250
United States
$4,500
Santa Rosa
$7,048
Los Angeles
$5,250
San Diego
$5,475
San Jose
$6,000
Berkeley seniors pay an average of $6,319 per month for assisted living. This cost can vary, however, based on the location within the city and the services and amenities offered by the community.
The Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) is available to eligible seniors who enter assisted living in Berkeley. Those receiving the waiver must meet all the eligibility requirements, including being eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal and having care needs equal to those of Medi-Cal funded residents in nursing homes.
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Assisted Living in California page.
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for assisted living, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance assisted living costs include:
For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in California page.
Assisted living care averages $6,319 per month in Berkeley. In-home care, which provides a similar level of care but at home, is about $550 more expensive, while home health care, which may include some nursing services, is about $1,125 more expensive. Adult day health care, at $1,950 per month, is a more affordable option. Nursing home care is about $4,700 more expensive per month than assisted living care.
In-Home Care
$6,864
Home Health Care
$7,150
Adult Day Health Care
$1,950
Assisted Living Facility
$6,319
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$11,566
Note: Data for Berkeley was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, San Francisco, was used instead.
Berkeley and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in an assisted living community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.
To see a list of free assisted living resources in Berkeley, please visit our Assisted Living in California page.
Berkeley Assisted Living Communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all Assisted Living facilities in California are required to follow. Visit ourAssisted Living in California page for more information about these laws.
Assisted Living
Plezena
5.0
Review of Elegance Berkeley
We went to Elegance Berkeley. It was extremely modern. Everything was very clean. The people that we met were nice. The facility is fairly new, so everything looked very, very nice.
Provider response
Thank you for sharing your experience at Elegance Berkeley. We're delighted to hear that you found the facility to be modern and clean, and that you had positive interactions with the staff. Your...
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